Moran River

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Moran River
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  location Michigan

The Moran River is a 2.2-mile-long (3.5 km) [1] river on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It begins at the outlet of Chain Lake just west of St. Ignace and flows west through Freschette Lake to Lake Michigan at West Moran Bay.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 19, 2011

Coordinates: 45°52′06″N84°47′59″W / 45.86833°N 84.79972°W / 45.86833; -84.79972